• American Pharoah is real American winner

    Who can you trust, Hillary Clinton or American Pharoah? It looks like the horse won! More than 30,000 people appeared at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., to see a real winner, American Pharoah, the winner of the triple crown of racing, while on the same day at Roosevelt Island in New York, only a small…

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    RAY CHISTE Colorful zinnias bloom on a commercial flower farm in western Monmouth County on July 12.

  • Phone scam costs Jackson resident

    JACKSON – Police reported that a Jackson resident recently fell prey to a telephone scam and they cautioned residents to be aware of such flim-flams. Capt. Steven Laskiewicz said the man, whose name was not released by police, reported the scheme after he signed up for an online dating service. The man told police that…

  • Veteran prosecutors promoted to senior litigation counsel

    In an effort to recognize and better use the experience and dedication of career prosecutors in the office, Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced the promotion of four current assistant prosecutors who will now serve in the newly created position of Senior Litigation Counsel within the office. Assistant prosecutors Peter Boser, Thomas Huth,…

  • Manalapan man, 24, charged in burglary

    MANALAPAN — A Manalapan resident has been charged with burglary following his alleged involvement in a recent incident. Police said that at 8 a.m. June 15, officers responded to a report of a burglary at Donny’s Deli, 339 Route 9 south. An unknown individual shattered the glass to the front door and entered the premises.…

  • Historian honored for work at Battle of Monmouth site

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer Garry Wheeler Stone’s passion for history goes way back. “I have been a history nut as long as I have memory,” Stone said. He recalls his first research paper in the fourth grade in which he wrote about Fort Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain in New York. Stone has been focused…

  • Administrators paid merit bonuses

    By PETER ELACQUA Staff Writer MARLBORO – The Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education has awarded the superintendent of schools and the business administrator/board secretary merit bonuses for the 2014-15 school year. According to action taken at the June 23 meeting, Superintendent of Schools Eric Hibbs was paid an $8,250 bonus for completing both…

  • Hibbs receives new contract from Marlboro school board

    By PETER ELACQUA Staff Writer MARLBORO – The Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education has awarded a five-year contract to Superintendent of Schools Eric Hibbs. Hibbs joined the district in the summer of 2013 following the retirement of David Abbott. His initial contract began on July 1, 2013 and was scheduled to end on…

  • Redevelopment plan still in works

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer Tenants in the South Freehold Shopping Center, Route 9, Freehold Township, are waiting for the owner to unveil a redevelopment plan for the plaza. CHRISTINE BARCIA/STAFF FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Patrons of the businesses in the South Freehold Shopping Center will have to continue to wait before plans for the refurbishment…

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